Metallic vessel.



L. 0. BROWN.

METALLIC VESSEL.

APPLICATION FILED 001. 9, 190B 1 3K202 Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

. Wif'nesses [firepfor' 02 zls. O Brewer LOUIS 0. BROWN, F TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE METALLIO BARREL COMPANY,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

METALLIC VESSEL.

Specification. of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 3, 1912. Application filed October 9, 1908. Serial No. 456,993.

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plaits, which serve to preventendwisemovement of the hoops.

A head, as E, is provided for the barrel To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS 0. BROWN a citizen of the United States of America, re siding at Toledo, in the countymf Lucas adapted to be detachably connected to the and State of Ohio, have invented certain new body. The head, as shown, and useful Improvements in Metallic Vesa trough-shaped peripheral section F which sels, of which the following is a specificaengages the reinforced chine and is held in tion, reference being had therein to the 110- place upon the chine by a plurality of clips, ccmpanying drawings. as G, the clips being anchored to the body The invention relates particularly to mein such manner as to be readily detached tallic barrels, and consists in the novel contherefrom, and overhanging the head flange struction ofthe barrel, in the formation and as shown. Preferably, the clips are secured manner of attachment of the head; and, furto the upper hoop intermediate the folds of ther, in the novel and peculiar combination the body by turning the lower portion of of the various parts, and in certain details the clip upwardly about the hoop in the of construction as will be more fully heremanner indicated by the reference-letter c. inafter set forth. As thus formed, the engaging portionc of In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a view in the clip may be bent downwardly out of enelevation and vertical section of a barrel gagement with the hoop, thus permitting constructed in accordance with my inventhe head to be tion; Figs. 2. and 3 are enlarged sectional desired. perspective views, showing the construction The opposite end of the body may be of the body and the novel formation and headed in the manner as described, but I manner of attachment of the head thereto; preferably rivet the head in. A head, as H, Fig. 4 is a partial cross section through the is employed, provided with an outwardly barrel body. extending flange I, the latter being secured In the drawings thus briefly described, A by rivets within the reinforced chine, as represents the body of the barrel,-which is illustrated. r in this particular instance of the bilged It will be obvious from the construction type,-formed from a single piece of sheet of the barrel as set forth that the body may metal, the meeting edges of which are conbe of the bilged type described, or may be nected by lock-seam, as .a. The extremicylindrical in form. Ifa bilge is formed, ties of the body are preferably cylindrical in the folds are crimped in such manner as to form, and are return-bent, forming doubleincrease in ply chines, as b. each end, the excess of metal forming the Fon the purpose of strengthening the folds at the ends giving the desired contour body, it is crimped longitudinally to form a .to the barrel body. circumferential series of folds, and these at I claim as my invention is, folds in turn are flattened to form box-plait 1. A metallic barrel body crimped lengthribs, as indicated by the reference-letter B, Wise to form a series of the plaits extending throughout the length of the barrel from chine to chine, as plainly shownin Fig. 1. To further strengthen the'body construction, I preferably provide hoops, as C, made of wire, which encircle the body as shown and extend through trans verse hollow ribs, as D, crimped in the box and extending uninterruptedly from end to end thereof, each fold at intervals alon its length being spaced from thebody to orm hollow transversefribs, thehoops for the body extending through the ribs and held thereby against displacement.

removed from the barrel Whenis provided with a longitudinal bo J plait folds positioned exteriorly of the body 2. A n etallic barrel body crimped lengthtaining clips anchored upon portions of the 10 wise to form a series of longitudinal boxend hoops of the-body intermediate adjacent plait folds positioned exteriorly of the body folds.

. and extending uninterruptedly from end to In testimony whereof I afiix my signat e 5 end thereof, each fold at intervals along its in presence of two witnesses.

length being spaced from the body to form LOUIS 0. BROWN; hollow transverse ribs; the hoops for the Witnesses:

body extending through the ribs and held JAs. '1. CRooKs,

thereby against displacement, and head re- MARY J. CROOKS.

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